Re: WSOP Circuit Las Vegas--where the frig is everyone?
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Is there something going on, or is the tournament calendar just too saturated?
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It absolutely is. With the WSOPC expanding to 13 events, the WPT, and some other odds and ends like the US Poker Championships at the Taj.....it adds up to almost 30 5K+ (most being 10K) in 12 months!!
Take a look at the schedule for the Atlantic City area for the next six months or so:
Borgata Open - This Week
Taj Mahal US Poker Championship - Sept. 19th - Oct. 8th
Showboat Atlantic City - Nov. 28 - Dec. 9
Harrah’s Atlantic City - Feb. 7 - 17, 2006
Caesars Atlantic City - March 21 - 31, 2006
Yikes!! There is no way they can satellite enough people for those events to make them big enough that they are interesting for the tourney players. Especailly when you consider that there are WPT events going on during those months.
I think Harrah's is trying too hard. Sucks if poker dies out from people spreading themselves too thin. Too many tournaments. Too little time.
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